{ Mister's Brrrrrrrrr-thday! 32 Weeks and 32 Degrees! }

So crazy to think we’ll have a full term baby in 5 weeks! Hoping he stays put for a little longer than that, but nice to know that it’s coming to the end and everything is still looking good and he’s a healthy little man.

Ollie had his first trip to the Twins game yesterday to help Daddy celebrate his brrrrrrrrrrr-thday!!  Although, I can almost guarantee Oliver was WAY warmer than the other 38,000 people there! 32 degrees at opening pitch with hat, mittens, winter coat, hand warmers, 5 layers and wool socks  -- not exactly my idea of the great American past time!  We had fun though and we went down in history as the coldest opening day for the Twins in the outdoor stadium! Here are a couple pics!  Auntie Su Su and Dan came along to help celebrate Mister’s birthday as well. Twins fell a couple runs short but we still had a good time and will be going back again this summer when Oliver gets here!

My luck, Oliver will come out with this same look on his face!

Uncle Dan and Auntie Su-Su

Pregnancy is still pregnancy! A good friend of mine, Ashley (who is also due the same day as I am) pointed out to me, “Now that it’s April we get to say we’re due NEXT month!” which for some reason, that’s JUST AWESOME! Ha! Another good thing about April is that we’re busy every weekend so it should make the month go by pretty fast.  If the weather would actually turn around and cooperate, I’d be a little bit happier of a mama! I also need the weather to cooperate so I can get some maternity pictures taken for Ashley and Tyler too!  Looking forward to that shoot!

I know it’s been a while since I’ve done a blog post, but I’ve got good reason.  I just didn’t want to! :) I try my best to make sure to post when I’m in a good or decent mood.  I really don’t want to look back at a blog I wrote on a “bad” day and thing “man alive! What a beotch!” so… forgive me for not being faithful to the weekly posts.  But really it’s for the best :).  

I don’t think that I’ve really had that many really bad days (Mister may disagree – but for now.. what I say goes.. ) but I had one day 2 weeks ago that hit me like a semi.  My back pain and just being uncomfortable really got to me and for some reason I just wanted to cry for no reason.  Everything upset me! My phone would ring at work, and I’m not kidding you, that phone got the most evil eye from me! If I would have had super powers that thing would have just blown up right then and there!  

On my way home for lunch that day, I got stuck behind a blue hair in a Buick and yup, so mad I started crying!  (but seriously, anyone knows getting behind a Buick and only being able to see the top of that little old ladies’ head, you know you’re in for a pokey drive!) I get home for lunch and was just really looking forward to venting to my Mister a little bit, and he had to rush out the door to get back to work and the second the door shut behind him I was a blubbering mess! Why you ask?! GOOD FLIPPIN’ QUESTION!  No reason… none at all… Hormones = EVIL! 

That night after work I went to Dani’s just to say hi and show her our DVD from our ultrasound and hang with the little J-man and that seemed to have helped.  Seeing James made me think about how much I can’t wait for my little dude to get here so I can just come home and play cars with him instead of having to drive across town and borrow someone else’s son :) hehe. 

Got home that night, thinking I was doing better, showered, ate supper, and laid down in bed to watch some TV and Tyson came in and snuggled up so tight to me and put his head on my chest and just looked at me and …. WATERWORKS… AGAIN! I swear sometimes that dog just knows when I’m a little in the dumps and just comforts me!  Love the snot outta him! My Mister knew that I was a little on edge that day (as he had gotten a few emails from me stating that) and he did a good job of letting me be and not hounding me about it but yet still coming in and rubbing my back a little bit and giving me a smooch.  Oh and he scored major bonus points, when he surprised me with a Shamrock Shake at work the next afternoon! Sometimes, he just doesn't need to say anything or even be right next to me, but just having him in the same room just makes me feel like I’m not so alone in this whole thing.  He’s still my perfect dude and I appreciate him more than he knows!

Ok so enough of that – just feel like mamas-to-be never really discuss the ups and downs of the emotional piece of pregnancy, and everyone knows, this mama ain’t scared to say it! :)

I recently got some great news in regards to work too!  After maternity leave, I get to come back to 4 day work weeks and have my Fridays off with my little mister! I’m extremely grateful and super happy that work is letting me do that!  Love my job, the people I work with, and the flexibility they are giving me to spend more time with my son while he’s still little.  Everyone knows they grow up way too fast, and if I can just get one extra day with him and still get to work and keep my sanity, then I’m absolutely going to do that!

Have my 33 week appointment next week on Monday to see if Oliver is still progressing as he should.  Which I’m sure will be fine.  This little tike is getting stronger EVERY day! His movements have slowed from jabs and punches to long slow knee rolls and long big stretches!  He’s going to be athletic, I just have a feeling :)

Here’s a pic from before the Twins game yesterday.  The Under Armour shirt I have on isn't meant for the pregnant ladies, but I wasn't really up for being a fashionista yesterday with it being so cold for the game! (PS – Tyson went to doggy daycare yesterday at the Paw so he wasn't around for his photo pose – I’m sure he was super bummed he missed it!)

Have a great week everyone!